Ms. Santiago admitted she referred individuals to the office of Hung Nguyen, MD, asking them to complain of medical conditions they did not have in order to obtain painkillers, which they then sold to Ms. Santiago.
Dr. Nguyen’s medical license is currently on probation for failure to properly supervise.
Read the Evansville Courier & Press’s report on the Illinois nurse assistant guilty plea.
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